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and then the King of Spain;
Pray how can he prove true to us,
when he prov'd false to them.
He wrote a letter to the King,
on the fifteenth of July,
To see if he would accept of him,
and all his jolly sailors bold,
And for a ransom he would give
two thousand pounds in gold.
Pray how can he prove true to us,
when he prov'd false to them.
He wrote a letter to the King,
on the fifteenth of July,
To see if he would accept of him,
and all his jolly sailors bold,
And for a ransom he would give
two thousand pounds in gold.
O no, O no, then said the king,
for no such thing shall be,
For he has been a Robber,
and a Robber on the sea.
O then said Captain Ward, brave boys,
let's put to sea again,
And see what prizes we'll find out
on the coasts of France and Spain.
for no such thing shall be,
For he has been a Robber,
and a Robber on the sea.
O then said Captain Ward, brave boys,
let's put to sea again,
And see what prizes we'll find out
on the coasts of France and Spain.
Then we espy'd a lofty ship,
a sailing from the West;
She was loaded with silk and sattins,
and cambricks of the best.
Then we bore up to her straightway,
they thinking of no such thing,
O we robb'd them of their merchandise,
then bade them tell their king.
a sailing from the West;
She was loaded with silk and sattins,
and cambricks of the best.
Then we bore up to her straightway,
they thinking of no such thing,
O we robb'd them of their merchandise,
then bade them tell their king.
Now when the king had heard of this,
his heart was grieved sore.
To think his ships could not get past
his heart was grieved sore.
To think his ships could not get past
